Guild Wars 2

Has anyone run the numbers on the new Glyph of Elementals? Is using their skill (after they are summoned) actually a damage loss to what it was, before?

i don’t know about raw numbers, but the ability to control the burst is in fact a buff. at least for me and of course only in pvp. i wouldn’t use elemental anywhere else

Considering we have to cast their skill for them, it takes away from our own damage, I think. Right?

Yes, and if you dodge while casting you sit on a 3s cooldown or whatever it is.

tanztante.6532:

i don’t know about raw numbers, but the ability to control the burst is in fact a buff. at least for me and of course only in pvp. i wouldn’t use elemental anywhere else

burst…? burst…? u meant tickle right?

I’m really disappointed with the Glyph change. There are two ways the active skills could work

• The command skill in the skill bar is instant and the elemental uses its active skill as next attack with some delay (1-2s)

• The command skill in the skill has a cast time, but the active skill on the elemental activates instantly without animation delay (I like this one more)

But giving the comand skill a 3/4s cast time and having an activation delay is too much and effectively a nerf to the glyphs: The elementals still do what they want and if you want them to use their most powerful skill, you have to sacrifice your own damage for it.

I do find it rather frustrating that casting the skill on the glyph cancels my own skills and as one poster has mentioned dodging also screws up the glyph skill.
I think the player and pet casts should operate independently of one another, why this wasn’t implemented to begin with does look like bit of an oversight. Please fix this Anet.